McKenzie Novak
Firecracker Head Coach

    McKenzie has over 7 years coaching experience at the class and Team levels. She is a USAG Professional, Safety Certified, First Aid and CPR Certified.
    She was a former RGC gymnast from age 7-12 where she competed at the team level. She also competed for the Richfield High School Team for 6 years. She graduated with Magna Cum Laude Honors from Winona State University with a Degree in Elementary Education with Early Childhood and a minor in coaching.
    She is currently a Fraud Agent in the Credit Risk/Fraud Dept. at Best Buy Corporate. In her free time she enjoys being with family and friends, working out, and spending time at her cabin up north.

Stephanie Otte
Level 4 Head Coach

    Stephanie has over 7 years of coaching experience at the class and team levels. She is a USAG Professional, Safety Certified, First Aid and CPR certified. Stephanie is former RGC team gymnast where she competed at the team level. She also competed for the Richfield High School Team for 5 years, including Team Captain for 2 years.
    Stephanie graduated from UW-Stout with a Degree in Retail Merchandising and Management with a concentration in Interior Design and a minor in Interior Design. She now works full time at Peters Billiards in Minneapolis. She enjoys spending time with her husband Adam, walking Paige her black lab, listening to country music, shopping, and hanging out with friends and family.

Kristin McGinness
Team Coach

    Kristin participated and competed for the Bloomington Gymnastics Club up to level 5. She is First Aid and CPR certified. She earned her Bachelors Degree from Augsburg College in Minneapolis where she lettered in soccer. She has coached soccer for 8 years at many levels and ages.
    Kristin is an Accountant at Peters Billiards in Minneapolis. Kristin and her husband have 4 kids, 2 girls and 2 boys. Her oldest daughter is on the Richfield high school team and her other daughter is an RGC Team gymnast.

Brianna Steigauf
Team Coach

    Bri will be entering her third year at Seattle Pacific University. She is majoring in Environmental Engineering. She also currently competes for the Seattle Pacific University Gymnastics Team. She was a captain on the SPU Gymnastics Team last year and will again continue her position this coming year. She has qualified and competed at NCAA Nationals as a floor specialist both of her years at SPU.
    Bri also was a completive gymnast at TAGS South for a total of 12 years and competing as a level 10 gymnast there for her final two years. She has always loved coaching gymnastics and being able to share her experiences with other gymnasts. Bri has coached at Falcon Gymnastics in Seattle for the past two years. We are excited she is at RGC this summer.

Matt Norris
HS Program Coach

    Matt has 6 years coaching experience. He has coached at the pre-beginner level to the high school level. He is safety certified, First Aid and CPR certified, and attended 2 years of spotter training.
    Matt graduated from Bloomington Kennedy High School and coached football and wrestling for 3 years before coming to RGC.
    Matt's sister was a level 6 RGC gymnast and his mother served as president of the board for many years. Matt has been to every spring show since he was 12 years old!

Maggie Nelson
Team Coach

    Maggie is currently a student at Hamline University, where she is planning to major in Exercise Science and minor in coaching. She is a USAG Professional and is Safety Certified.
    Maggie started gymnastics at RGC then competed for the Gleason’s Gymnastics team until switching to the high school program here at Richfield, where she competed for four years. As a part of the high school team Maggie was voted Hardest Worker, Most Dedicated, and Captain.
    In her free time, she enjoys spending time with friends and family, being outside, and listening to country music.